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Dunedin’s emergency services are like the roofs of Dunedin flats: they’re not built to support everyone at once. Already short-staffed, overworked, and overwhelmed by the pressures of Covid, emergency responders and campus caretakers are buckling under the pressure of student
An open letter from the AMC-area community to Crain's Detroit Business: When Mayor Duggan and our local city, county, and state officials announced last week that the crumbling AMC building would finally be cleaned up and a new business employing hundreds would be built in its place, the joy in…
UTR Presents Wellington sludge metal titans Beastwars are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their iconic debut self-titled album with a nationwide tour headlining the largest venues of their career. The brutal and barbaric debut long player firmly established Beastwars reputation as one of New Zealand’s most powerful and uncompromising groups. Alongside critical acclaim both here at home and internationally it also earned them nominations at the Taite awards and the NZ Music Awards for Best Rock Album winning Best Album Artwork for the spectacular mind melting imagery by Nick Keller. Well...
Small Fish In A Big Stream: Local Artists On the Problem With Spotify Statistics New Zealand thinks the average Kiwi household spends $29.40 per week on “alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illicit drugs”. Even at this ridiculously low-balled estimate, Spotify’s own figures show just 2.6% of their 7 million musicians made enough money in a year to pay for these essentials of daily living — about $1,500. When rock ‘n roll can’t even buy you sex, drugs or booze, you know something’s seriously fucked up. For Radio One chart-toppers Night Lunch, being on a streaming service was vital...
The History of the Dunedin Sound: A nostalgic look back on the birth of the Dunedin music scene The Dunedin Sound is one of New Zealand’s best known music scenes. The cold, dreary and quirky city that we call home has produced some of New Zealand's most notable songwriters and musicians. Much of their work still influences Dunedin musicians today, and is responsible for our unique gig culture we still partake in. Lesley Paris played a significant role in the Dunedin Sound. Currently the manager of Otago Access Radio, she was part of the band Look Blue Go Purple and the CEO of Flying Nun Rec...